Rail anchor



H. \E. WARN.

HAN. ANCHOR. APPUCATIDN minimum 8, m9. mmzwm MAH.2,1921.

Pat/entd May 9, .1922.

1 J 4 1 5 p 7 41 g APPHCATIUN H. in WARE? RAIL ANEHOB.

FILED WW 8, 1919. RENEWED MAR, 21 1921.

Patented Ma 1% MHZ ISHETS"SHEET 2.

H. G. WARE.

HAIL ANCHOR,

' APPLICQTIOH FILED MAYBI 1919 RENEWED MAR.2,1921- Pat/WM. May w 1.92:2;

T SHEETS SHEET 3 H. WAFER RAIL ANCHOR.

APPLICATION FILED MM 8, 1919 RENEWED MAR $1921.

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APPLICATION HMEU' MA! 8. I919- RENEWEH MAR. 21 192! K 21: W w

I! SHEETS*SHEET 5.

H. G. WAHH RAIL ANCHOR.

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ll ii sTiTEsfPATENT OFFlLC ."HJEAMUIIZJF "WARE, 0F CHIGAGO, ILLINOIE,ASSIGNO-R TO THE 1? 0 'M QMMWANY QEGHIGAGO, XIJLINUIE, A GQRPORATION 0FILLINDLI$.

RAM ANCHQTJH.

Spooifieation of Letters Patent.

Patented May ll, i'lmfili Appllmtlmi fill/3d Kay 8, H319, SCEK'iiIl NG.295,555. Hanoi veil March 2, 1921. Serial No. 4%,0'3'52 oiiii mi oilalio ll iiilzoil Sialvos, m-sidiug at Ulii oiigo, iii. the county ofCook and State of Illinois, hove iovoii'tocl oomoiii new and use" :flilliiipi'o'voiiioots in Rail ikliChUlS oi' Wil.l(ll tl'io :loilowi. iii aspooifioolioo My invention relates; to ElP'VlCBS' ior pro? wooing tholongitudinal, crimp oi? railway mils, iliooo devices being; oomxiioiilycalled llr'l-ll oiiolioi'o, :iifili-oi'oopors 01 mil stays; UJLl oiio oiilio "principal olijoots oi invention is lio provide a lino-piece milanchor of oiliiplo onil coiiipiicl; oo1igstr1ioti.on which will oiwoigollio mil with spring motion 50 no to Flu/ill oil); a ioliiiliio hold.iliei'oon as ogoingt tho ion 1 my of o ilovioo lo liocoioo loos--llllflll by 'viliimlioo. or other disturbing" i1iiluoiiooo, mid wliioliiiioy loo wiry ouiolily mill ooiiwiiiioiilly o it; in olrioo on the"oil, or i'oiiio'voil 'tlioi'ol'ioin, if occasion i-oquiios.

A :Jlii'illiiei" olijooiz of the iiii'miiioii is to pro 'viijlo ii(lovioo which while having: the roomiillustrate the manner in Fig. 6 is:1 View, similar? lo Fig. l, lll'lF- timi g? a modification.

Fig *4 is a plan View of the toil anchor shown in Fig. 6 to illusti'otothe shape of the unolii'ii before ii; is strained by opplioo tion to therail, i

Fig. 8 is o plain View, and Fig. 9 an owl olomlion of another modifiedloi'iii of the liwontion, the device being shown as applied to a nil.

Fig, 10 a sectional elevation on line 1(l-10 of Fig 8 looking in tlIEdil'QClJlOD of tho oirowsi l1 m1 and elevation illustrating llioiiioliliotl of application oi. lliio i'oi'iii of ilovioo to the I'llil.

ll i2 is A plain View of the device ho :loiro zipplioi-itioii to therail 13 i plan View of another IDOQllfil-Bd IlUll'il oi the im'oii'l-ionin "\illltll the device is o torsional strain pi'oilucoil by llioapplication of tho anchor re -lilting instead from the oonloui' given"to one of the rail basi engagimgr ii wo Fig. 14 is Mi oml oloviilion oilliis form of clovioo Fig. 15 is a section-oi elovzilioii on line15-'1.5 of Fig. 13, and

l ig 's. 16 and 1'2" ore plan and side \"iows i'ospoclively, oilliedevice wlien free from tho rail.

Like characters of i'ofoi'oiico designate like parts in the sovorzilfigures of tho lllllVVlIlfZfS.

ll efei' ing first to Figs. 1 to 5 iiwlio-sivo of tho drawings, 10indicates ii railroad rail and llono (ii the cross ties on 'Whivli lliorail is suppoi'lgo i.

The ail anchor consisto of-o oiiig lo pi o oiinotzil out and bonito thelomo these: figures" 1. preferably use o i] of steel having somoolastioiiy. 'llllio dovioo foni'ieol so as to provide a liooliz Oi? flowemma-e portion 12 at me end the metal above the other end of the. deviceis formed with return bent. poriuion 16 which terminates in :1 jaw 17.The portion '18 of the anchor intervening between the jaw portions 12and the return bent pi rtion 16 is narrower than the ends of the anchorso that it will extend under the'hzise flange of the rail. This providesa vertical or shoulder 19 at the place where the bent. portion 16commences. which is adapted to bear against the edge of the base flangeof the rail. The device is preferably made. so that the effective distance between the jan-s 12 and 17, when the device is of the rail, isless than the distance which the device has to span when being appliedto or in operative position on the rail. in oiher words, in applying theanchor the jaws l2 and l? have to be forced away from ezieh other. Thesngi'igeinents of the anchor with ho rai base preferably also are suchthat the body of ihe onchor is under torsional strain when :ipniied tothe rail. To accomplish this the form of anchor shown in Figs. 1, to 5inclusive is given it slight; twisting: set, as best shown in Figs. Tiand 5. this setheing permanent so that the jaws l2 and 17 standobliquely to each other before the anchor is applied. in the rail. Thisobliquity is partially or wholl; straightened out by such zippiirution.The

lip above. the recess 21 formed in jaw member 17 has ail beveled edge.22 to facilitnl/e the application of the device to the rail.

The device -isepplied to the rail as follows it is placed under the base'i'isino'e oi the. fail Will) the jLiW portion 12 enguging one edge ofsaid base iiungo. This position i'- .(hown iii-Fig. 5 and. alsoindicated by he dotted lines in Fig. l. The uni-ho: {her given zi twistin the direction opposite. to its perinaneiiii set and the bent portion16 i I the; is. is Sim ilened uni with respect to *Lhe rest of theanchor until the lip 2o snaps over the edge of the base flange. hisbending and lifting of the device .nm v' be conveniently accomplished byuse oi' a pink .3 in the manner indionied ii l ig. 5. The he eled edgeoi the jaw menihei 17 1 will he 21' against and ride ovor the edge oithe nil base as tho unehor is forced to place on the rail. Theuppliwiion of izhe :inehoi' to the rail ilius rreutos the torsion-iiistrain in the body of the ui'u-hou zibove referred to. The anchor isalso unbiootod another st 21in when in operative pos ion on ti 0 milsince in up 'ilyingr ii. the. jaw 1'? has lo be forced in the(llT-Quilflll away from the jaw 12, that is to the d siunw bet. oaniiiws l2 and 1?" has 1o ho inoroused. This st n acts to produce andmiiinhiin, by spring action, a cramping or :ichlo hold oi the. anchor onthe rail which 18 oiiovuvo be.

Lween die points engaged by this. aw 12 and the w ll base abutment if).

The device. as tlGSUllllGil above. \Vlll hold the ail against weepingi'ornnirdly. the. in he direction from tl o unohor iowurd on the ruil.The author, however. will purmit tho ruil to more in the opposiiedirection without carrying the anchor with it and this desirablebee'uuse the rourwurd nuwenient oi tho anchor is likolj. to be interlined with by the ballast. (hi0. of the :ul'v:i.iii zi; os oi the deviceiiluil: it an bensed on rails, Lhe busirs of which have somewhatdili'orenl, rontourn. The fact that the unchor l us in be ;-a"":ui:u-.dwhen upplied lo the. rail makes its uie. possible on rails luniug busessonnzwhzil. nurrower or thinnor than the maximum dimensions of hose forw: 'eh the device is de signed. The expanding: of tho return bunt.portion of the :iuu-hor necessary for applying the device to the railiolzes cure of any ight diilerences in width of :i given mil use. Thetorsional.strain due to the ilnifllllitilillg up of the anchor during;appli cation will aeeonnnmlaiie it for rail bin-res oi' diii'i-lreni.thivhness or huving upper surfaces of dilierent slope. li' \\'ilordiinirilx be ne essury to upply the dovivo to the ltlll :1 shortdistnnelbu rl; oi; the ie, as indioulod in Fig. ll ben so applied-ii:may be. driven toward the tie by first striking; (mo end and then theother until the juw 17 is lnougibi llzztwiso against tho ii'lllll, luneoi the lie. :is shown in Fig. l. i

The modified vonslruulion shown in l igg'u. (3 :mo '4' dill'oi's onlyilUllr' {but shown in the prevvding: figures in rospwl to ihn polliun fiho ziui-hor which has been termed lhn reinru bent portion. The :iuvhorshown in Figs. (3 and T oomprises a jaw poriiou ll. 1: return bvnlportion and d vounovliog wub '26. The return benl; poriion l5 inslocidof being" -urved as shown in Figs. l lo 5 iu -lusire. is straight forthe main purl. ilusl'rziig'hl' poriion being vonnovli'd lo the webJihand fofih jaw member by sharp ungulur bonds it}. 529. This eniinulinniu oi the inrontion has the advantage lluil there is no possibility of.he rolurn beiu" pori'ion beilnr; flexed. When 2? is i'orz-ed tl\\l\from i lie.,j:?.w the return bent. portion he w l. (l h irunsmils theonl ire 'Llirusi prirduved lip-{his .ifdi expansion :ii the :ink-horanimus-1t the (l brim (1i. 'lue point ut whu-h abutment. Bil hoursllHBliUll.

Y i 0 v wm i l P. 1. 1'1 1" U1... .oiungeiniiu. ,3 ion .1 in ..i0 uihl1mn. unloss the bowod or iolinri hen por 13G i o e-to engsge the otheredge 01":

jaw to engage the other side of the rail base, said; jaws beingpositioned so that they are forced apart when the anchor is appiied toand in operative position on the rail. to

5 create a, strain which gives the device a resiiient hoid on the mil.

6. A rail anchor comprising a spri o metal member provided atone endwith a jaw having a lip bent obliquely to thebm portion in of saidmember to engage the upper surface of the rail base and at theother endwith a return bent portion terminating in av jaw to engage the otheredge of the rail base, said raii engaging jaws being positioned so thatthey are forced apart and so that said member is given a torsiomilstrain when the enchor is applied to the rail.

7. A rail anchor comprising a spring metal member provided at one endwith it jaw hav ing a lip bent obliquely to the body portion of saidmember to engage the upper surface of the rail base and at the other endwith a return bent portion fori'ned with a rail base abutment andterminating in a jaw to engage the other edge of the rail base, saidreii engaging jaws being positioned so tlnit they are forced apart andso that the said member is given a torsional" strsin when the anchor isapplied to the rail.

8. A. rail anchor comprising a springrnetsl member provided t one endwith means for engaging one sii' if a rail and at the other with areturn bent portion terminating in means for engaging the other side ofthe mil, said rail engaging means being positinned so that they areforced sport when the anchor is appiied to and in operative position onthe rail to create a strain which Y gives the device a resiiient hold onthe rail, 40 said return bent portion being in e horizon-- te'i planeand formed adjacent its rail en gaging means with a beveled surfaceedapb fed to ride over the rail base when the anchor ""ishppiied to thers-ii.

9. A rail anchor comprising a spring meted member provided at one endwith means for engaging one side of o, rail and. at the other with itreturn bent. portion terminating in means for engaging the other side ofthe v rail, said. rail engaging means heingsposi tionod so that-"they areforced epertend so that said member is given a torsionsi strain whenthe anchor is eppiied to the rail said return bent yortionbeing formedadjacent its rail engaging means with e bevelee surface oriented to rideover the roiibase when the anchor is eppiied to the rail.

10. A rail anchor comprising a spring meted member provided at one endwith s jaw having 3 lip bentgobiiqueiy to the body portion of saidmember to enge e the upper surface of the ,raii base and at t ie otherend with s return bent portion formed with a reii base abutment end.terminating in a. jew he rail base,

said w formed \vii'h. a beveled. sur face adopted to ride over the e igeof the rail base when the zinc-inn is up d. to the rail. the jaws beingpositioned so that they have to be forced sport and so that they gi lhosaid member s torsional strain when the dc vice is uppiied to the riiii.

11. A mii anchor comprising-J; :1 spring metal member iuiipi/cii toexizi 1d diagona ly under the reii has und provided at one end with asingle jaw engeg ging one side of the raii base and at the other with areturn bent portion terminating in :1 jam to engage the other side ofthe ruil hose the distance between 5 i jaws when the anchor is free fromthe rail, being lQSSiiitUl the" (llStdJltQ between them when the anchoris in or .rutive-pos' on on the ruii, said return bent portion rcmuiuiugsubs'tuntiziiiy rigid, hiic the :nichor is nppiied to the rail.

12. A mi} anchor comprising" a spring rnetei member provided at one endwith means to engage one side of the rail base and at the, other with u,rcturn bent portion terminating in means to ei'u uge the other side ofthe rail base, the distance between said ruil base engaging means whenth auchor is free from the ruil. being less than the distance betweenthem when it is in opera tive position on the rail. said engaging moonsbeing positioned to give u torsionui strain ho said member when theanchor in place on. the raii. return bent portion llillill'ii ing;substnntiuliy rigid while the anchor applied to the rail.

13.13 rail anchor c innprising a spring nietai member provided at oneend with :1 I

sing-1e jow for engaging one side ol the rail hose and at the other witha return bent por tion terminotin in :1 jun i'o engage the olluu' sideoi the ruii base. the distance between said jaws when il)8 ZUiPl101 freefrom the rail being less ihun 'ihe d' ince lwrvvovu them when the deviceis in o ,Ll'iliiVC }u .--'iiion onithe rail. the jaw on soul return headportion being formed with u lwvcied sun- ;iacc oriented to ride over theruil base during application of ihe uucluu to the ruil.

A raii aim-nor,comprisino; .1 spring! metal member provided at one endwith u rail base abutment and in addition-thereto at one end with :1single jun for engaging one side of the rail base and iii the olluu'with ujreturn bent portion teru'iinuiiug in a jaw to engage the othersideoi'fi'lw rnil base, the t once bctv-scen said jaws. when the anchor"tree from the roll. being: less when 'Llu'" than the distance betweenthen) device is in operative position on the will. the ion at one end oisuid member licin formed with a beveled surface adapted in ride over theruil base during! of the anchor to line rail.

7; bar miepied to extend diztgfuilhii) try/plum ion resiiient onep'ieccmil urn-ho}; eons;

Lemma the other end, with an extension which terminates in a jaw, saidjaws engaging; the edges ot the Hill base so as to strain the "anchorandmaintain the shackle hold "of the device on the rail, the jawsbeingpositioned so that the anchor is under a torsional strain whenapplied to the raih said extension remaining substantially rigidwhilethe anchor is applied to the raiL 16, A resilient one piece railanchor comprising a bar adapted to extend diagggonally under the base ofa rail and to take a shackle hold thereon, said bar being provided Withan extension which engages the edge of the rail base so as to strain theanchor and maintain the shaeale hold of the device on the rail, theopposite ends of the bar being formed with lips which overlap the rail.base, one of which is bent so as to stand oblique to the bar and the barbeing adapted to engage the rail base so that it is given a torsionalstrain when the anchor is appliedto the rail.

17. A one-piece rail iinohor consisting of a spring metal memberprovided ateaeh end with a single rail base engaging jaw, one ot'saidjaws adapted to hear agains a tie. and with a rail base alnitment atthis end spaced from said last aiIlBlltlOllfiCl jaw the jaws beingpositioned with respect to each other so that the anchor is under atorsional strain when in operative posi tion on the rail, the portion ofthe anchor between said abutment and the jaw at that end beingsubstantially rigid While the anchor is applied to the rail.

18. A one-piece rail anchor consisting of a spring" metal member formedateach end 7 with a single rail base engaging jaw and with a rail baseabutment at one end spaced from the jaw at that end, said jaws beingpositioned so that they have to be spread one troin'the other when theanchor is applied to and in operative position on the rail", the portionof the anchor between said Yabntrnent and the at that end being i i nsubstantially rigid While the anchor is ap plied to the rail.

19. A one-piece rail anchor consisting of a spring metal member formedwith rail base engaging jaws at opposite ends, one oi: said jawsadapteiil to bear against a tie, and. with, a rail base abutment at thisend spaced from the last mentioned jaw said jaws being positioned sothat tl'iey have to'he spread one from the other when the anchor appliedto the rail, and so that the anchor is subjected to a twisting strainwhen so pliech the portion oi the anchor between said abutment and thejaw at that end being substantially rigid while the anchor is ap-- pliedto the rail.

tilt- A. one-piece rail. anchor eonsistins ol. spring metal membertermed each end with a single rail b jaw and with a rail base abutmentpa ed front the jaw at that w said jaws be 76 positioned so. that theyhere to besoreail one from the other irliei'i the anchor in an pl ed toand in "o airatire position on the red, the portion otthe nehor betweensaid abutment and the jawat that end being" stantially rigid while theanchor is appl to the rail sair'l anchor Jr adapted to hold the railagainst movement in the direction troin the anchor toward the car, butpermitting; the rail. to more in the other direetion therethron ggh whenthe anchor its is held "from movement by the balhish or the like.

21. A one-piece rail. anchor consisting it a spring metal nieinberp'i'oridiaii at eachlhnefl with a single rail base engaging jaw one ofsaid jaws adapted to bear against a tie" and with a itt hose abutment atthis end s 'iaced from said last incnW'ined i in the jaws being;positioned with re: lotto each to other so that the ichor an ii strainwhen in o tire pee the portion oi t ie anchor betweei'i sait ment andthe jaw that .nd i tiall rigid while the a. the rail, said anchor beingadapt to the rail agraii'ist movement in the dire on from the anchortoward title til but permittin the raiiito more in the i it directionlll'ltltrtlllillWll when the anchor iteel't held from niowinent by thel'iallast or the like.

ltlll an it one nere rail anchor mad -treat a liat piece of i l one endor which cessed to town a rail enta ing; jam tl" end oil which is'n'irrided who ahnti'nent ed with a r terminating m to bear against thetie th positioned so that thei are when the :iinchor is in oi'ierati Athe rail, said retnrn bent portion i p atantially right while the anchorap ol to the rail.

Lil. it one-- tlat piece in (OE-lirltltl to term r aw e said j litpier-e rail aneliior nnnte tronii a steeh one end art which re lrn bendi ow M. ii one-pf flat piece oi steel or cessed to town a je the betobliqaiel upon the l base, and the other tnrn bent portion tern'iinatine; in. i

ll. El ti obliquely to each other.

gaging; jaw iiclapied to hear against a tie, the intervening portionbeing given or slightly oblique set so that said jaws before ap'iligmtion of the device toilie rail stand 25. A one-piece rail anchormade from a flat piece of steel, one end Q.i' \\l11Cl1 is re cessed toform :5 and the other end formed with a verlical shoulder to bearagainst the rail base, and the metal beyond said shoulder being in theform of e return i'enol terminating in o oil engaging jniv adopted tobear against ll tie, the intervening portion being given a slightlyoblique set so that said jaws he'fore application oi the device to thenail stand obliquely to each other.

2-6. A. one-piece rail anchor mode from a lint piece of steel, one endof which 1e-. cesseil to form a jaw and the other end formed with avertical shoulder to hear against the railhase and the metal beyondsoirishoulcler being: in the iorm'of a. return bent portion terminating?in a rail engaging jaw adapted to bear against a tie, the interveningportion being given a slightly obliqueset so that said jaws beforeapplication" of the device to the rail stand obliquely to each other theedge of the en- (.l lOl ml ocent lihe last mentioned jaw heinheveieqlto'provide 2i cum surface adopter. l5 ride over the edge of the vrziillmse when thennchor is applied to the rail.

27. A one-piece rail anchor made from a fiat piece of steel, \Ollf) endor which rc oessed to form a jaw with the metal above the recess bent toprovide a lip to hear obliquely upon tle upper surface of the rail base,and the other end formed with a shoulder to beer againse the cone of theraii base and bent to form a hovveo portion recessed to provide e jaw,the inner cilg c of the metal above said recess being beveled for ihepurpose described, the portion of lhe device between said jaws beinggiven a slight iTWiSiJGCl set so that the jaws stano; obliquely lo eachother.

28. A rail anchor comprising :2. spring n e'iai member provided it oneend with means comprising a single jaw i'or'engap ing one side of a railand at the other with a reaurn hentportion terminating in means forengaging the other side of the rail and for hearing against 51 said railengaging means being positioned so that they are forced apart when theanchor is opplieci to and in operative position on the rail to cre- :itea strain which gives the device resilicn'l; hold on 'khe rail, saidreturn bent poo lion being sul :tantially rigid. hile the illichor isapplied to the mil.

A. railv anchor comprising: a spring metal ineinher provided at. one endwith. means .501" engaging on side of ihe raii nnii 7 8 i L K' lh. 1ihens portion Lei" mineting in means {or engaging the other side of therail and for :iringg; :igiiinsi or lie, said rail engaging N10313: beingposh tinned so that the are forced apart when the anchor is applied tomill in opcrulive position on the rail to creole :1 strain which givesthe iievicc u rcsiiienl hohl on the .aiih said return bent. portionbeing formed no. jncent its rail and Lie engaging means with i beveled.surface adapted, to ride over the rail hose when the anchor is llppiltjl to the.

rail.

30. A oil anchor comprising a spring metal nionihor Prwriclcd it one endwith means for engngmg'one side of the rail and at the other with areturn hero; portion lern'iinuting in means i'or eng i ig the othcr sideof the rail :rml for hearing; ;L {2Llll$l' c. lie, siiiil riil engagingmoons being posh tinned so that they are Forced o m-t. and. so that saidmember is given Ll iKll'SlOlllll strain when the anchor is applied toohc :uil. suiiil return hcnt portion lacing formed mljsccnl; its railand tie engaging means Willi 1i hovcleil surface adopted io ride ovcrthe mil hose when the anchor is applied to ill) rail.

31. A rail anchor coniprisii'ig a spring melal meriiber provided at one0nd Willi means comprising 11 single jaw for engaging one side of a "niland ill the other coil silient hold on the rail, Sillll return hcni:portion being" snhstiuiiiully rigid While lhe aim-- chor lS applied. tothe 1731i 3-32. A. mil anchor comprising: :i spring; metal. memberprovided {it one cinl with means comprising a single jaw lor (.Zlflllliking one side oi" :1 mil 21ml. of the other with a return hem?v portionterminating: in means. for cnmio ing the other side of the rail and forlr u L Z' against :1 tic, said rail. cngzipii g; means being positionedso that the} l! c. forced apart when the anchor applied to and inUplllllilve pos'i0n on the mil to creue 1i. strain which gives thedevice :1 re silicnt hold on the roih Sihhl return hent poriion beingsubstantially rigid While the zmchor'is applied. to the A one-piece railanchor recessed :il

one encl and forn'ieii with on obliquely adopted to gage l'ho other edgeof tho rai hose incl to hea argon a ll and no.

, Web ha distance e perms not ewist- .gween solo, a zccsses,

